When Lisa Elaine Fischer’s landlord repeatedly ignored her many repair requests, she and other tenants at her west-end building went to court.

It forced property management to fix some problems, such as the noisy garbage compactor, but Fischer is still worried about other more serious problems that plague the apartment in the Jane Street neighbourhood in west Toronto.

“The building is a time bomb,” Fischer said.

The mother of one, who’s been living in a one-bedroom unit for the past two years, says she feels unsafe. It’s only a matter of time before “a big fire” is caused by tenants using their stoves to keep warm , due to the inadequate heating system.